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nil t ~~ " I ; I r' „tiglo u t 13 g ,' t”, j ': •t. "`" j- " -/1 4 ,71.11 ovvflie tos st="o . ti t I. 0.1, t i l)t:1" 7 TA' . rtwil • I , ; - ,1 •••• V 1 77 .- inn s 41 4 e_gt, • / x''iß 21' 1 ' 4 .• WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1818. 3 per. ao t, per %tinvntA 8141 .] PRICE SEVENPENCE. CONTR.-VT FOR HOPS. Iterv AL .ICISP ITAL FOR SEAMEN, .-vr GREENWICH, LITERARY ItEiVIEW. r. base,. FOR THE SUS. LECTIMES on the ENGLISH POETS.. Delivered at the Surrey Institution.—lty WILLIAM HAZI.I•I7. BVu. OF IMPRISONMENT RJR AND THE ACT OF N i; JS.4)IXENCY. er Olt' c t o l • b Lis lit , Q) 66 61 58 ) , , ;091. ~~ , tots Sd; to 1' ---'-' 04 1 'I 1 ,5 . 4 1 IS' t v i ) 1 OS Oi ; I 55 0 V I I ris o ° l jOs tos- 0 ,1 0, Lo° s . q• . fte r ,,j gj ci 1 15# • 0 44 , r'• . 0 5 „ L I 'los' c ~;(11,` s f '` r , 4 o. (7 4t, 0 .01- C'"‘ i CAP PiII _ _ r of s 'i t h thy eo l , b' 10 4 tasl; „pa re ' ,La r ° lsc-e :O P" `t r.. jo bit 4'l ol • C'' tti 3 , 41, I l• • 1;0 , Nl' ot ,•• Sept. 30, ISIS. PErtsoss at may be willing to Cott tract f"r Supplying. this hospital with Six or ter i ~ 1 '"f H OPS, half in Pap and half in Pockets, may deli their Propos 4 l s, w i th , amplrs of the Ilopi intended 1 .V 1 : " PPlitd, to t h e Directors of the said tiospittli 31 this :41•we, Saturday, the 10th o f O c t o b er en:Hine:, at Eleven oek in the Porenoon ; and in the mean time be forni.hed * v iti l Forms of Proposals, and acquainted with further par rtnoiring at the Steward's Oilier here. 14 4 . No P roposal will be received after the hour aforesaid, wilt 44, 1 be attended to that are not agreeable to the said ft... ft _ %.011 1: - , -..—..—. .." 4 NSUI - RANCE, PALL-NI:MI, ANIICORNIIILL. P11(1 %, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. ALE' Persons, whose Insurances with this Corn kAhr q.IY becom e du e at Michaelmas next, are re.incs . t . r: l l o l ,v o ',Ads, ° "ce, that Receipts for the Renewal thereof ni c ittli_ Al 4i f , for delivery at the Company's ( ) dices, Ni.''. .. tive A aIN ". 5. (.!oriihill ; and in the hands of the . ir tes i pc . c ts ai,,, t '.4 . elni in the Coontry.—lnsurances doe at ,Nlielliteoc 1 144 ! .I . l '''' piiid on or before the 14th day ~f October, .When . „l i , 7",'l,q's allow e d for the Renewal thereof will exp .. "' 1 litii.:T"r•NEl{:ll, 1.1 .\1.F -YEARLY M EETINf; of 1.11 . ( . P . - o R Ttiuoloi Win he held at the Company's Office in Corillid . l_, t4 tly. ItSDAY, the 9.2 d of October, at One o'Cloci, prt . ny Order of the Board, - , L,,, de. .I O IIN CEIARI.F,S DENHAM, Secretary. n) Septeolher 24, i SI b• ......,__ --___ • , ROC;ERS'S IMPROVE!) ELANNELS. 4- " , vt tv "teat dettlititii fur these FL: • trtott t • p ir \ NNE!...,5,: i , 1 , 4, i lien. pecoliar softiies, arid not s . ll , ri i tli t 'cit: in " 1 1 I rotfactllre in 'hifi m, 4.l."tice.d the Patentee to incpaue ht . 3 ., ita ‘ ltienlarly re ti""4tetidtltik-' ' 4 " d 8-4th' wide : , I licY atL .;• t t, and Gentle l'it ii . , \•‘..' tot the rise of Ladies, litidetct i ir iii the wear 11,;„ an••"sleoats, being tnuult more a;reca ) c,,,,,.. other F lannels ; and warnintcti not to shrink by the 1 . ), ."... I ti ,, tl e of wasiiitt.• t • New' 'l,rry',.;„:tir,e. %,, 1,1 ily m,-;;Tin, 174, Fenchtir ,, c t b . - street - It . a • •il, Fleet -street ;'J odd, %1,, 'ill , r , . v.."' ltta 4 , ' !" (-.'"• att, Pat lianient-strcet ; anti by it,seall:ritt,isc.ii(ini, . -1 • ' t •'''''c. Nlorris, 100, t 0 ' x h n e: , e ri F i- :' s i t i r i t ic e e t '' 'ALI in t ,'" ,(4,•at Paitain and Ireland : , Itl‘ l ,\v11:,.),,t.5, Doi.,ald '44, Ni et. 4_ ,:ln‘sh.,,st,ttgers, Ch4esl;tell*,:riodeayl-isitsce:t t London. ' 4 L ' .. (1 , t N . xii!:, :;:f4t1.,i4,..:c,T:,,,C,, 111;7,1:r r e ll I 1 , t . ! ‘,1 ... 1 1 5 . , ( a l . - n ew ,ur and bas I. : : t ,s t e ri , e , r y 1 . 7 t , .1 ' i. ,-• ' t ' - ' lue FINH gird in stremrth to . • tiro ~,,_ i, . `'iZt of cel.liti4 it in 4 " ' ,t,,,,,,,,,,t f o r it vo ti et,,, iii " . ot ti t t ; raneitl. Tti.l ititinFns.e,, ,•• by tie • , i,. ' 1 1 . , 14,re t ‘ ,•;'' , ..i.toof of the estimation it is 11 , 1 i 11' .1„,, i 'vE "e r i. " I n•• The Proprietors Hatter themse l ves, ..' ~. ...r N,,,,, i N .,,,., it ~,, 0 , 41.1: rt 11 1:: ~ -.‘ Is t ,:., "' t e n t i , 1. , ,, * 1 1 , . . '1 I ht•liti a pre-cmin i e l n: fi e: s t , •;• i r i 1 1 1 ., 1 , 1-i,.' i i • hiiiiitore and son ; and sold ',FT- Por.;:i're' t 4 }, ' ''lire'ti:,-i'llt, Corner of Hatton-gttrit'n‘. ,_ ,_.,.. ~,, esi tiii,• ~. , , . ..e. 1,„ t,•141,, ..+ , titlesteti to observe, Public s none other i s e t.i,,,' ' '' . ' tic '" i.f (..... Ditimore and soil I arti v.. ''''''''' o '' s ,.' t i e nliva is nece,scary, aa there is a spurloat ----.....„_..„..... --.....„................ 111 A 1:11 PREVENTET). PrO enllllt that ore eitly ii),t , ,(1,. to.eraq the nia Vat tempt s . . _. ~ ~,.,.,,••• 14 :,''' of ti ilal'fit• on tin iiii;atv a Spitrtons toi I .!",::: ."` 1 1 \ I " ( t 1; \t• • . ,Ki,v(- prepared iq .1 NI,. • II (IL 11. • ,1 - .h their bt, 1 ,, , t te r ).. • r il,,i :. , . i ' it .4 , % .( e .,, atl o pt IA a new Label, in vt tic it s " 9 7, high Ifolborn, 1ii,,,k.. vi;',l,',74,ci"",isly placed in the centre of !11.P.L':1.71,,',.t.het I t I 4,hi , ,, I' 411'4'111.1mi f , . this, arid the ditletel , ‘ . • L ,,,, , e i , '''' li , ,i ' ., "111,. all I etter-•tress, willenahle I (Itch I I , -e ,tet the Inipo.sitiott! 3: i l I, l'ii, %, tt ' I 'V :) '. .. 1 •t I', \:\ lit At KENG., made and sold whine yl,,,,.o,y i1.h.1. .„„tt. NtAit:riN, fr,, 14,.. , ...1, Foliiiii•ii, ;mil re llrrs, Iron '-',:i'r.,, 1 , 114 nleipal Grocer., Drut:gtstst d''''k".. r Ki n .. 441 ,.4, it, "lntlies, li„„,_„,„1;,:sw. in the Unite. g '"l ' s. at tid 9(1 and Ps. (id. each. I.i(iNtTm I i - for the infallible 1' 1 . 1 , 1 4 ~ ) ' , "r ' , 4 ;in :,,.....:',.)f. I S 4I-1 , I .‘' ; I ' k hiSI.ISC! , . On' small ,-,`,'filieti.,,.i"l., ;toil the taking of one inix, in a recv",t et;l'4e.: t. i I ' , 1,),, l '' .. " lite patient of Ili, speed,. recovery. Not """ •'"1,11„1.'',1" snit 4,1, more safe and Convenient than , this u : e .t'i',.....1na.14:14,,.41'1•111y eraiiic.tting every .ytilik" of this li . t i; "re 'on . ..'kind, :I , : !teed:: tot conimem" ' t?i,, tii itt "It or him!, alive t•flitsitiess. v:lil‘r„ ti l l tit' mild, titedictne will soon s^"ad it' due l ti,„.. —il l. each loo s is .. - ,i,,.,,i a copious direction, from 42,, e,. ;i,tocliasers gill .":" 1 „ ,,, '....1 !..1..,.,it then) its tit.ce andequite, without further tt 1,..,,, ~, • ance, mitt' secree'v 'Mete. iti,„. i ill, ~ 1 i •• - retail at Mr. Lig 9, h , hi s . i'l, ~. hit, wltolesale anal .. at Ak: '''t• th, 1 ,'"" 41 Y, No. •:'. itridge—trtott, Nlttriciteoi •l. . 'el.," S ''..il..;:" \ i t ill s') I) , 3. Et„ts. and Soo, 'l2. ,IZ-1,1":.: .(.I,.:2•liiii ili- '''' , : Siittnii ami Co. linty Chlircit-yar . “ ; . ' 1 :I '' 't11.,... "I"• f lu ri, vt-r - filiet • 1 4 ;(1w3rds, 66, St. Paul's 1 , „,., :!Id; litiller 41 1 1 ": ' • 4 ,. ClicApside, London; and "I \o'lllc-Kirt'et Dtil.littun''' l ' t iet• ..z • 11 ; 11 : 11 .4 y he had, Mr. I, i4iitim's Antiscorinitie Props, Itls-1d1;,.:.1,"4‘• 'id. t.nd it,. r4 "t Tt,„'". lonre principal Medicine Venders in every it I , *%.5. ,.... I tilt. United KlllOlllll. 41, -----...\-__ PUBLICATIONS. PAT.IIIEIt'S ANIERICA. I'll '' , nay was poldislied price 12s. in bolr' l3 , . , , , A 3,11 , ,i NiA L, ~I T. IZAVI - .7,1,S in the 17\11 r4-,.1). ,kI..S of ( t he 1 .timEtticA and LOWER CA ."1-" Performed in the Ye:A.l'lBl7. (' 11ER. and ).1-,,:'',l4."'iffK pa„ic")l.a.i")l"-Ni t I: t ' i l „ l ii . the Price of, L'-lintd rest ii,4- .‘,!"'l,i ; ltetimi s on th e People awl Count r e ~,,,, and l,„, I' '`"'e, ; ft I)eccri , tion fif the Trade. ( "ffi,"o„. hieir -1"11' 11:1'.41 "1 W,illlll4',.tn, New York, Plitladefl . , i _ tms. ‘.1i41 ' 'lol,ee Alh. y(" • •iiiii tti Pittshorch• 1'"".4,,i,,n 1,1 114',. Al,OO-:„ i " . I ? - ' • '."1( 1 • I ire added, a 131 , ,se . rii .v.)f 411 - .:''''', of (tl'fi&' 1 1 1' ' : " 111;iimis and the '1 e.rni."11,,,,,, t,'1141.1111,1.r,i'N,11"1 a V;s7-YietNi."l:t."lti's'efol u ' rmatioff ; . I .' A . ,'41.. (lelioraiioc: all the Shows and Tet-r.ilfitfcirs. 1,, !•fkm‘i„;',l• l'he I:iii . :ifs. sold seitarafelY, P rue ., ' niter 's,tl:,,t,w• finned for Sherwood, Neely, and J'ilit'' ' l 'd sold by all Booksellers. AND n:ir was published, li t R.. .„ A ttfth price les. Gd, boards, x. iriou ‘ 4'l k ru t e the 1 , 111. wll,de Prorts., of the Art of fireN‘i . i , i , z I•iquor• with thr .Ntainier of !Ist . ;old • • ,hicidated by Li."' . rs. o•Ch:/1'01111.tC1, t m : dt. I the :111,4d(1,-(1, Instructrons tor t e Net Itit..i ,ir, Exci. , e (in tr°l4'.'"l ' 1111:1::'':141)EL it' "'*o v . 1 tor slierv,oo(l, arid Jones, Pater , and %%Id I),y all ilouli,ellers. There has long been wanting a book of the ki n d now before us—a manual of comparative criticism on the lekoting Poets of our Lout, fsiv.. ins; us the spirit and distinctive features of their writings, neither descending to tuition, and tedious examination, nor crowding the catalogue with list of versifiers, who, Hs they are swept along in the torrent of time, now scarcely are visible on its surface, or have sunk altogether beneath its w:tters, without acquiring or deserving a Monu ment front posterity. Mr. HAZLITT is kno,vn to the public chiefly as the Author of a book entitled " Characters of Shakspeare's Plays," in which he has successfully followed that line of criticism which is the lighter and better part of the spirit and feelings of his author—not tediously analyzing his text—showing us " the mind, the music breathing in" his verse—not va pouring ithout rules, and forms, and trivialities— brightening the cutout-sot his creation—and not de stroying their tints to spew their levity or his own philosophy. For wetly the poet and the critic scented to have had no feelings in common, they were as opposite as slimmer and winter—the one locked up his sympathies like a Judge, and the other hated him for his office and his insensibility. With better tittles of literature, a better spirit of criticism has arisen—the poet's mantle has de scended on tht shonitlers of the critic—lris terilliCC is liglred up with the rays reflected trout the bard—their opposing natures have met toge ther its the subdued splendour and graver sha dows of autumn. The critic does not blush to remember the enthusiasm of his youth—he cen sures with mildness, and half forgives from sympa thy. Of this character is Mr. 1 - lAztATT's criti cism—partaking the feelings of a poet, he praises biro iii his own language, and pronounces judg ment from his own code. IVit executes his sen tence, and her arrows ate often as effective as the double-handed sword of Giant Argoment. He is a poet disguised in the garb of a Lritic—and he shifts his mask as often us an English Belle at a MasTieratle. His style is In illiaut , poetical, and varied, abounding in illustration, and diversified by poetry and wit, which succeed each other like the changes of an April day. Poetry and wit ' are indeed his principal favourites, and he re minds us of the celebrated picture of GARRICK between Tragedy and Comedy. His partiality for the latter is obvious, and this is an error— inasmuch as poetry is better than wit, and imagi 'nation more valuable than the happiest verbal conceit. This brings us so near to his failings, that we will dismiss them at once. They have been tepeatedly urged against hint with the ut most fotce of hostility, and magnified with craving impa! ience. He is often epigi animal ical when he should be argumentative—his love for antithe sis and point, usurp the place «f more solid qua lities—assertions stand for arguments—and un supported dogmas HMI fancitul illustrations awk wardly occupy the room of reason and conclusion. To this propensity is sacrified, sometimes the elegance, sometimes the justness, and sometimes the sense of a passage. His svanderiA; fancy requires a tight rein, and occasionally he seems to he so alarmed at his own positions, that he ga ll o ps away from them as fast as FRANKINSTEIN from the monster of his own creation. To these blemishes must be added a degree of careless ness, causing sonic unpardonable bltinderi, and arguing haste in the first instance, and ne glect afterwards. An Author should al ways be attentive to revision, but a Critic is doubly sworn. But for all these, the contents of the opposite scale are much more than a balance. The qualifications of the Authors under review are agreeably us well as forcibly shewn—their features of contrast and resemblance strikingly pourtrayed, and their respective bean ties elucidated with clearness and judgment. It we agree with his estimate of any particular writer, we shall recognise our own sentiments concisely and beautifully expressed—and we shall eagerly adopt them, to save the trouble of inter mediate thought. His opinion should be rend immediately after the poem which is its subject, and if in unison with our teeliugs, it will stamp their impression on our memories, and furnish us with a " brief abstract" of the spirit and style of our Author, before we plunge into the depths o f elaborate and detailed et iticism : in the case of Mies -ON, it will pave the stay for Annisox's anti the san t e ob servat i on may be made Critique ; OD his Characters of SUAKSPEARE, where he is the connecting link between the Bard and his Commentators—the twilight that prepares us fur the darkness that is to follow. It will not be expected that we should proceed regularly through the Course of Lectures—our limits will only allow us to make a few cursory remarks on some rarts that have awakened parti cular attention. The preliminary Lecture is pleasing, but not profound, cz , pecially in the first part, where he attempts to dufine Poetry id eas o f which are very ditinse dud inconcluive. lie considers the four principal works of Poetry i n the world to be Homr.e, the BIBLE, DANTE, and OMAN, and his sketches of them are excel lent. Among the English Poets lie gives the highest rank to CHAUCER, SPENSER, SHAKSPEARE, and MILTON, and he has illustrated their respec tive beauties awl peculiarities with great skill. — His observations on SHAKSPEARE are just those of a HMI who has already Written a great deal on t h e subject, and feels . a nat ura l re l uctance at go i ng over t h e ground aga i n. Th e cr i t i que on MILTON is striking and just. DavntiN and Popp. have their proper rank rissigned to their!, as " musters of the artificial style of poetry," and the excel lencies of the fatter receiVe a tribute or merited anif judicious praise. Cllr. HAZLITT regietS that tie is obliged to touch upon the l'oetsand so do we. There is more triflitig in this part of the book thus) ill any other. He is evidently !m -ealy in his situation, and would gladly escape from the close contact of rigid trnicisin. Hence his retnaiks are frequently any thing else Iliad criticism. There is something too touch of the LARKSchool--than;li not in the way of praise —of which they have their gitantuul we ruerura ; but with respect to their system and opinions, which are not worth the sp4ce be stowed upon then!, Of Lord 13YhoN he has not said enough he (Lord B.) is out of the pale of authorship and the jurisdiction of the courts of criticism—his tritintpli is not cif this age—his glory is too near for its to judge of its effects ; but Time shall hallow his shrine, when Critics shall he dumb. and posterity shall give him his place among the canonized dead, without seeking his character in the records, or measuring his genius by that of his Reviewers. FOR THE SUN, JEREMY BENTIM, The severity of a paper which appeared in TH SU N of the 2d inst. on the subject ot this Gentle man, raises a wish in me that it is Hot founded in truth, let the rnssibility ot it be what it may. He is ar ) titter stranger to me ; but if he he, Ls re puted, the author of a book in my library, called " A Fragment on Government," published in 1776, my surprise at his turning his coat, with its seamy side outwards, will greatly abate, as in my hie I never read .a work written with so much presumed superiority and self-sufficiency. Sour and authoritative, it is one continued attack on the late Judge BLACKSTON Heated by the prejudices of his education, and fancying be saw in the Commentaries of this ever-to-be-remembered writer an enemy to re formation, he took him very unceremonionsly by the collar, in tones and with feeiings appar e nt;y envious and impolite, calling him a Fotesed champion for religious intolerance, who openly set his face against civil reform. He strove to overthrow, not set up, and he selected seven pages from the Commentaries for his tavuttri!e pnrpose ; but he failed of success, and his at tempt, which he called a war of words, recoiled on himself. It nearly tell dead-born from the press, and the effect it had on Sir WILLIAM BLACt3TONE may be seen in a Postscript to the Preface of his incomparable book, which is as under. Mr. 1311NTHAI4 is a dissenter, ut audivi. NO DISSENTIift. PosTsCRIPT TO JUDGE ELACKiToNes PREFACE. " Notwithstanding the diffidence expressed in the foregoing Preface, no sooner ss as the work completed, but many of its positions were vehe mently attacked by zealots of all (even opposite) denominations, religious as well as civil ; by some with greater, by others less acrimony. To such of these animadverters as have fallen within the author's notice (for he doubts not some have escaped it) lie owes at least this obligation, that they have occasioned him, from time to time, to revise his work, in respect to the particulars ob jected to; to retract or expunge from it what appeared to be really erroneous ; to amend or supply it when inaccurate or defective ; and to il lustrate sod explain it when obscure ; but where be thought the objections ill-founded he bath left, and shall leave the book to defend itself; be jog fully of opinion that if his principles be false, and his doctrines unwarrantable, no apology from himself C4ll make them right—if founded in truth and rectitude, no censure from others can make them wrong." HOP INTELLIGENCE. - - S 0U T 11 NV Alt K , OCT. 5.--tior 11011 trade bas been very dull to-day, scarce!), any sales made, either o f 1),,, gs or Pockets, but particularly of the for mer ; prices as tinder : Kent l'ockuts 71. ss. to 61. ss. and al. Ins. Stigsex Puckets 71. to 71. !Rs. and Al. Kent Bags 61. Ns. to 71. los. aria a lot or two 71. 152. but the run of Kent: are from 71. to 71. 7s. Sussex Bags sd. to ti 1. 15s. and 71. CIIANBROOX, OCT. s.—Our fair on Tuesday last wets well attended, and a great many samples Of Hops, produced, but there was but little busi ness (lone, on account of the heaviness of the 1-!Op-market. It appears we were wrongly informed As to the qu;th tit y of Hops grown on One acre at Linton, belonging to Mr. Allehin, as stated in our last. That Gentleman assures us, that let the crop be whatever it "night, no person knew the 'timber any one acre produced, as they were all mixed together arnording as they were dried.—(Maidstone Journal, Oct. 6.) Extract of a Letter front Sussex, dated the 6th of October. d' The present Season is like a second spring ; grass, corn, and weed,, appear accordingly. The ariner4 are busy in all directions preparing for the %%heat sowinf., , , and where care and industry have been exercised in the itinttier fallowing, nothing can promise better to ensure a future abundant crop. The price of Hops has declined, but chiefly by reason of the poverty of the farmers to meet their payments of rent, taxes, and poor. rates. The general opinion, however, is, that the article will materially improve in price after the tartner' sales.— Hay is very scarce, and 81. is demanded per load. What the farmers are to do f ur w i nter fodder, it i 3 not easy to tell. Here is a general failure of turr A ips, and of all arti ficial sectiA, awl the struts is toiy I. ET l'E. 111. Soon after the process of capias came into ge neral use in all cases Of private wrongs, the original mandate and attathment fell into desne :t_nde. The issue :mil return of them into the CoMmotl 144,N7 Col:rt were only st , ppcse:l ; and instead of that real arciiiity required by tl,e old law ; from a complainant, before his de mand should b•.! pot in suit; the feigned names of tine and Roe were substituted, and the She riff was supposed to return, that a defendant had nothing whereby lie cardd he surn.noned, at tached, or distraint& The monition intended to be given him by the original mandate, which if by precept and absolute, commanded him to do the thing retiested, or show a reason for the rootrary ; or it con&tional on security, was wholly si.perseded, llis person was arrested in it a first instance by the capias in all CHses, or without force, contrary to the provisions 'Midh by our ancestors in favour of peA - stral liberty, and in contempt of the feudal Principle laid clown tot the benefit of the. Lord. The plausible excuse for this devious proceed in, was, that Often on notice a delenthitit rib. sconded, and kit a complainant without a renie dy ; but here, it may he presumed, that having no property to attach or distrain, he preferred a voluntary exile to imprisonment, which would do his complainant no good. The sacrifice was large : he might have been compelled to appe,sr under the summons, or a seizure of his property, as the best satisfaction a complainadt could ob tain from him, short of confining him t o gritty a vindictive spirit. The arresting him by the cans, which supposes an original nuindat 0 and At I adll .. Men( to be teturped, might be summary, hut it was unconstitutional. Personal liberty in civil cases was brohen ill upon- by an immediate Forest ; ;.111(1 if the action commenced by precept or pre. ; cipe, justice - .vas apparently sold, regardless of Magna Charta, which says voile vendenitis _lush ciam. In such action a fine was paid the King; but in an action of trespass, where nothing cer tain was demanded, and only reparation in nicer- twin damages, it was rated by the Court, and le vied by capiatur, for the violence of the trespass, which included a breach of the peace. This fine nevertheless being taken in an arbitrary, unlimit ed manner, a statute passed in the sth and Gth of William and Mary, ch. 12. which fixed it at 6s. 81. .to be taken by the proper officer of the Court wherein the action is brought before the entry of final judgment. On the establishment of the capias,' tire arrest of the person wus not the only thing to he re gretted. It contained a clanse that lie bad broken the complainants close, (pure allusion fregit, which in time was abused to the vilest purposes. Ely not stating the true cause of action, a defen dant was kept long in prison tor want of bail, bonds being demanded by Sheriffs' officers in such large sums of money that few men dared to enter ill them, although the cruise of action, when known, was very small. It was often discovered that no such person as the complainant existed, but that a feigned name was made use of to forte a defendant into unjust companions for the sakes of his liberty. Vexation in this way called loudly upon the Legislature for corrsction, and the sta tot c of the 13th of Charles 11., passed, directing that no more than -101. hail shall be t i ken, nuless the true came of action be expressed in the writ ; and awaiting; costs against a complainant for not pro ceeding ill his action in 3 given time. Before this statute many an honest man WAS arrested, and cast into prison for large sums of money, by malicious complainants, who proceeded no further. But this Act was lint extensive etiough. It was as ninch io the power of a malicions Mao to harass a harmless one by stating a /o/se cause of action, where perhaps there was no true one, as it was to issue his writ without naming any ; and bits Only check against it se's his liability to costs, To state the true, suitors issued oliginal man dates, moil the officers of the Court of King's Bench, which had been nearly deprived of its jurisdiction over civil injuries without force, be cause the first process lit that' Court was framed only for trespasses, contrived a mode of stating the true cause of action therein, and the Court of Common Pleas followed 1(3 example to the same end. Yet wise as this statute was thought, the substituting a false cause of action in the process of each Court was productive of as much int— chief as the Act was intended to prevent ; aird so it continued untii the statute of the 12 Geo. 1., which (lit cos that none shall he arrested on civil process unless the complainant make oath that hie demand amount to 101. and upwards (now 151.), and the sum sworn to be, endorsed thereon. By this Act the statement of a IMe cause of action ill the process became useless. In one case it is otherwise ; for as by the statute lit the 13th Chas. 11. a cause of trespass was stated therein, instead of its being truly an action of drbt, for soMething certain, in order to save the fine to the King, the convenience was continued, which, as few suits go on to , judgm ent , happens often ; but actions of debt for things email', prosecuted as trespasses for uncertain damages, if they go to judgmsot, must have an original mandate to agree with, otherwise the variance will be error, and vitiate the whole, and then the flue intended at fits: to' be sared, will, at last, of necessity be paid. AN OLD 13.11tRliTER, ul thc lancr Tegap!.r.